New tool calculates economic value of breastfeeding for mothers and society MothersMilkTool Breastfeeding EconomicValue FoodPolicy PublicHealth ChildNutrition UnpaidCareWork GenderEquality frontiersin ANUmedia
By Dr. Liji Thomas, MDApr 26 2023 Breast milk has long been recognized as the ideal food for babies and infants, with exclusive breastfeeding recommended for babies up to six months of age. Earlier researchers have attempted to quantify and evaluate in economic terms the production of breast milk by the world's mothers but with varying results.
The obvious fallout of such an omission over the ages includes the lack of adequate paid maternity leave, and the widespread marketing of breastmilk substitutes, while a counterattack may be seen in the spread of breastfeeding-friendly facilities in healthcare and maternity services. In 1993, the System of National Accounting was changed to allow for the inclusion of breastmilk production as an economic item in the GDP.
The MMT is a new online tool brought about by a team of scientists interested in putting a value label on the unpaid work done solely by women in breastfeeding infants and small toddlers. The design for this tool came from a thorough review of existing tools and literature to pick out its current and potential uses, the required features, and the data it would need to incorporate.
Further development is required, such as enabling real-time updating of data on breastfeeding indicators, births, and currency exchange rates. Conversely, over 220 million liters in Nepal, representing 95% of potential production, were maintained, with a third or less being lost in Kenya, Nigeria, Indonesia, and Vietnam. With the largest population among the selected countries, India produced about 8.7 billion liters but lost 40% of its potential production.
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